Stephen King’s stories have always been a popular choice for film adaptations, from classics like The Shawshank Redemption, The Shining and Misery to Pet Sematary, the latest of his books to receive the big screen treatment, for the second time. Pet Sematary is an eerie movie with great acting, some tense horror moments and outstanding atmosphere, but it doesn’t quite work…
Category: Reviews
The Hole in the Ground (2019) – Review
One of the more prevalent staples of the horror genre is the creepy kid, whether he be the son of Satan, as in The Omen, or a whole brood of them, such as from Children of the Corn. No matter what, there is something inherently horrifying about kids — even ones not in horror movies —…
The Fantastic Journey (1977) – Review
In 1977, producer Bruce Lansbury brought to the small screen a show called The Fantastic Journey, a startling tale about a small group of people trapped on a mysterious island — decades before J.J. Abrams would conjure up his series Lost — and though this particular series didn’t even manage a full season, thanks to the…
The Wandering Earth (2019) – Review
I’ll make no bones about disaster films being a genre I’m particularly fond of — something about national landmarks exploding or massive tidal waves engulfing whole cities being a great backdrop for both action and drama — and Hollywood has done much to fulfill audiences’ desire to see such massive catastrophes in all their glory….
Dumbo (1941) – Review
With Disney remaking some of their most popular animated classics, and Tim Burton’s live-action version of Dumbo hitting theaters, I’d say it’s time to revisit the original Dumbo. I’ve always felt that out of Disney’s classic animated library, Dumbo kind of gets forgotten, and it really shouldn’t. It has iconic music, detailed 1941’s animation, and…